Awning



(No Model.)

J. O. STOCKTON.

AWNING.

No. 425,962. Patented Apr. 15, 1890.

UNiTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. S"OCKTON, OF STANBERRY, MISSOURI.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 425,962, dated April15, 1890.

Application filed May 25, 1889. Serial No. 312,173- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES C. STOCKTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stanberry, in the county of Gentry and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Awningsand Shutters; and I do hereby declare the fol lowing to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Iiy invention relates to that class of combined awnings and shutterswhich have their upper edge hinged at certain points to the building,and being rotated on said hinges in an upward and outward direction forman awning at any desired angle, and on being rotated downward toavertical position against the front of said building form a shutterthereto.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a combined awning andshutter that will protect the fronts of buildings or windows from theaction of the elements-such as fire, wind, hail, &c.-and from injury bymalicious persons; second, to provide an additional protection againstburglars; third, to provide an easy, safe, and rapid means of raisingand lowering the combined awning and shutter by a person inside of thebuilding; fourth, to provide a means of securely holdinga combinedawning and shutter when placed at any angle or when closed without theassistance of posts or other sidewalk obstructions; fifth, to provide away of egress and ingress while the apparatus is being used as ashutter. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, the auxiliary mechanismbeing shown in perspective. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is aside elevation showing another manner of applying the screw-and-nutmovement for the same purpose as used in Fig. 1.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In my invention, A is the covering, constructed preferably of corrugatediron, and is securely fastened to framework by screws, rivets, or anyother ordinary nletlw 15 is made of wrought iron pipe, preferably,

though other material may be used that is suitable.

C is one of the screw-eyes, to which the inner edge of frame B is hingedin the usual manner.

The arms F and F are pivotally fastened to frame B by rods D and Dpassing through the arms F and F and through frame B.

The holes E in frame B are for the adjustment of arms F and F Arms F andF are fastened to traveling nut II by means of bolt G.

Traveling nut II is provided with a small wheel I, which rides thesurface of the window or door casing. and is used to prevent anyinjurious pressure upon screw J.

In operating my invention the crank V is rotated by the operator. Therotary motion of crank V is communicated to shaft K by means of shaft Rand miter-gears P and Q. The upper part of shaft K is a screw, as shownat J. This rotary motion of screw J causes nut H to travel upward ordownward at the pleasure of the operator. Said traveling nut ll beingpivotally fastened to the inner end of arm F, causes the inner end of Fto travel with. it, thereby causing frame B to be raised or lowered atthe pleasure of the operator.

X is a screw, to which is rigidly attached the collar X and acrank-handle. This screw is manipulated by means of the crank from theinside of the building, the screw passing through ahole of suitable sizein the sash, window-casing, or building, preferably through the centerof the lower cross-piece of the window sash or casin g. \Vhen thecombined awning and shutter is lowered to a vertical position, screw Xenters into and engages nut Y. Nut Y being rigidly attached to coveringA, a person 011 the outside of building is prevented raising thecombined awning and shutter. \Vhen the combined awning and shutter is atan angle, as in Fig. 1, the nut II cannot travel upward or downward onscrew J until crank V is rotated, and is consequently held firmly inposition.

The auxiliary mechanism, consisting of the miter-gears S and T, shaft\V, miter-gears T and S and shaft R is for the purpose of synchronouslyconveying the motion of shaft R to shaft K Shaft K is a duplicate ofshaft K, acting synchronously with and for the same purpose as shaft K.

M and N are boxings', in which shaft K rotates.

O O are clips or boxings holding shaft K in place.

a, Fig. 2, is a sliding door in A, used as a means of egress and ingresswhen awning and shutter is closed down. Similar openings maybe made atdifferent places in A for the purpose of admitting light.

U U are ordinary brackets or supports for shafts R and W.

WVhile m invention as shown in Fi 1 7 b 7 presents the screw-and-nutmotion of screw J and nut H in a vertical direction, it is evident thatIwish to reserve the right to use the screw-and-nut movement at anyangle or horizontally, as shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the covering A and the supporting-frame B, havingholes E E and screw-eyes C G, for fastening said frame to the building,the brace-arms F F, the lateral rods D D fitting holes E E in frame B,the brace-arms F F being pivoted to rods D D and means for operating thesame, substantially as described.

2. In an awning, the combination of the frame B, lateral rods D Dconnecting the rods of frame B, brace-arms F F pivoted to rods D D and.to nuts H H the vertical rods K K screw-threaded in their upper partsand provided with nuts H H and means for operating the same,substantially as described.

3. In an awning, the combination of screw X, provided with a collar andcrank-handle, said screw being located in the window-casing, with theawning A, provided with a nutplate Y, for engaging with screw X,substantially as described.

4. In an awning, the combination of the vertical rods K K having theirupper portions screw-threaded and provided with nuts H H the brace-armsF F pivoted to said nuts and to rods of the awning-frame, the horizontalrods D D and the frame B, having holes into which the said rods D D fit,and means for operating the same, substantially as described.

5. In an awning, the combination of the vertical rods K K having theirupper ends screw-threaded and provided with screw traveling nuts H H andclips 0 0 inserted in the window-frame, through which the rods K K pass,the brace-arms F F, pivoted to said nuts and to the rods D D of theframe, and means for operating the same, substantially as described.

6. In an awning, the supporting-rods K K having screw portion J, theclips 0 0 embracing and fastening said rods to the building, screw-nutstraveling on said rods provided with rollers, the arms F F pivoted tosaid nuts and to frame B, and means for operating the same,substantially as described.

7. In an awning, the combination 'of the frame B, formed of longitudinalrods having holes therein and horizontal adjustable bracerods fittinginto said holes, the brace-arms F F pivoted at one end to saidhorizontal brace-rods and connected at the other end 'to screw-nuts, anda screw-threaded rod for operating said nuts, and means for operatingsaid screw-threaded rod, substantially as described.

JAMES C. STOCKTON.

